24 April 2006

Brain cross-training

The BBC News had a recent article about the handheld video game Brain Age and other games like it.

It looks like a lot of fun and I might even buy an Nintendo DS Lite just to play Brain Age.

My sister brings up a good question. Those of us who work in the academy get a lot of brain "exercise," but maybe it's a good idea to cross-train. For example, maybe scientists and engineers should go to museums and look at art or read classic literature. What are the different "muscle groups" of the brain? Are there equivalents to arm, chest, leg, abdomen, and back muscle groups?

Can I count playing puzzle-solving video games like Prince of Persia and Paper Mario as part of my cross-training?

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